Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Dortmund · 1997 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 1
Date 1997.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Bn3/8/p1k1p1q1/pr1pP2p/2pP2pP/Q1P3P1/2P2R1K/8 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.Bd3 b6
  9. 9.O-O Ba6
  10. 10.Nh4 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Nbc6
  12. 12.f4 Qd7
  13. 13.Bd2 c4
  14. 14.Qh3 g6
  15. 15.a4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Nf3 h5
  17. 17.Rfb1 Nf5
  18. 18.g3 Kb7
  19. 19.Qf1 Ka8
  20. 20.Bc1 Rb8
  21. 21.Qe1 Rb7
  22. 22.Ba3 Qd8
  23. 23.Ng5 Re8
  24. 24.Qd2 f6
  25. 25.Nf3 Nh6
  26. 26.exf6 Qxf6
  27. 27.Re1 Nf7
  28. 28.Re2 Ne7
  29. 29.Rae1 Nf5
  30. 30.Qc1 Ng7
  31. 31.Kg2 Qd8
  32. 32.h3 Qd7
  33. 33.Nh4 Nh8
  34. 34.Nf3 Nf7
  35. 35.a5 bxa5
  36. 36.Bc5 a6
  37. 37.Qa3 Rb5
  38. 38.Ra1 Kb7
  39. 39.Ree1 Rb8
  40. 40.Bf8 Ne8
  41. 41.Ne5 Nxe5
  42. 42.fxe5 g5
  43. 43.Re2 Kc6
  44. 44.Rf1 Qh7
  45. 45.Be7 g4
  46. 46.h4 R8b7
  47. 47.Bd8 Rf7
  48. 48.Rxf7 Qxf7
  49. 49.Rf2 Qg6
  50. 50.Kh2

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